Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-166

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-166 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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"K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-805(b) authorizes a sheriff, in his or her discretion, to require staff attendance at meetings and seminars which the sheriff determines to be beneficial to the operation of the office, within the limits of the sheriff's budget as approved by the county commissioners. In view of the discretionary nature of the activity, the expenditures authorized under subsection (b) are subject to the general rule that the authority and responsibility for county expenditures is vested in the board of county commissioners. A policy of "shared discretion" could effectively reconcile the interests of the sheriff and the commissioners in regard to this statute, if the commissioners would approve a specific sum in the sheriff's budget each year to be expended for attendance at meetings and seminars. In this way, the sheriff could exercise his or her authority under the statute within the limits of the approved budget without seeking prior approval from the commissioners. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-212; 19-229; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-805; 74-5607a."

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-166

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-166 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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"K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-805(b) authorizes a sheriff, in his or her discretion, to require staff attendance at meetings and seminars which the sheriff determines to be beneficial to the operation of the office, within the limits of the sheriff's budget as approved by the county commissioners. In view of the discretionary nature of the activity, the expenditures authorized under subsection (b) are subject to the general rule that the authority and responsibility for county expenditures is vested in the board of county commissioners. A policy of "shared discretion" could effectively reconcile the interests of the sheriff and the commissioners in regard to this statute, if the commissioners would approve a specific sum in the sheriff's budget each year to be expended for attendance at meetings and seminars. In this way, the sheriff could exercise his or her authority under the statute within the limits of the approved budget without seeking prior approval from the commissioners. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-212; 19-229; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-805; 74-5607a."

Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-166

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K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 19-3602 permits the creation of a fire district pursuant to the motion of the board of county commissioners or as provided in K.S.A. 19-3603. K.S.A. 19-3603 requires that a petition be signed by residents who want a new fire district. Unless proceeding solely under K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 19-3602, this procedure is mandatory not permissive. It is not dependent upon nor extinguished by any previous petition requesting disorganization or alteration of an existing fire district under K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 19-3604. K.S.A. 19-3611 provides the means by which a fire protection benefit district or other special fire district may be included in or made a part of an existing fire district. It should not be used to disorganize or exclude property from an already existing fire district. The required signatures on a petition requesting creation of a fire district are those of the residents of the county cumulatively owning more than sixty percent of the area of the lands situated within the boundaries of the proposed district, and not total landowners in the affected area. Cited herein: K.S.A 1986 Supp. 19-3602; K.S.A. 19-3603; K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 19-3604; K.S.A. 19-3611.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-162

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-162 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2) authorizes public bodies subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) to recess into an executive session for the purpose of "consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship ..." The term "consultation" as used in the KOMA necessarily implies the presence of an attorney. Even though a letter from an attorney to his client containing advice is a privileged communication, we must conclude that members of a public body cannot recess into an executive session to review and discuss among themselves a letter from their attorney. Therefore, it is our opinion that the "consultation with an attorney" exception to the open meetings law cannot be invoked unless the attorney for the body is present. Cited herein: K.S.A. 60-426; 75-4317; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4318(a); K.S.A. 75-4319.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-161

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-161 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Any law enforcement officer may execute an arrest warrant within the officer's jurisdictions. Cited Herein: K.S.A. 19-812a; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2202, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 133, 150; K.S.A. 22-2305; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2401a.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1979-166

Attorney General Opinion No. 1979-166 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-306 and 79-1422, the final date upon which statements listing the tangible personal property of individual taxpayers must be filed before a penalty for late filing will be assessed is the last day of February.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-148

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-148 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A search warrant maybe issued by a district magistrate judge upon the sworn oral or written statement of a city attorney. Municipal law enforcement officers may execute such warrant, and property seized pursuant to the warrant may be admissible as evidence in a municipal court. However, K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1001(f) precludes the use of a search warrant to obtain a blood sample from a person who has refused to submit to a blood, breath or urine test pursuant to that statute. An ordinance authorizing such procedure would be in conflict with the state statute prohibiting further testing after an informed refusal. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1001, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 40, section 2; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1005, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 41, section 1; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1567(m); K.S.A. 12-4504; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2202, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 133, section 1; K.S.A. 22-2502; 22-2503; 22-2507; L. 1986, ch. 40, section 1.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-138

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-138 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Under its police power, a state may reimburse itself for the cost of regulating and supervising a business by assessing the necessary expenses to the business which created the necessity for such regulation and supervision. Use of conservation fee fund monies for the prevention and cleanup of pollution from oil and gas activities regulated by the state corporation commission is sufficiently related to the regulatory function to make its use for such purposes a valid exercise of the police power. The conservation fee fund may be used to fund the study and cleanup of oil and gas pollution pursuant to section 37 of 1986 House Bill No. 3078 (K.S.A. 55-143, as amended by 1986, ch. 201, section 37), to the extent that such study and cleanup are reasonably related to those activities of the oil and gas industry which are regulated by the commission. Use of the conservation fee fund by the state corporation commission for those oil and gas activities it does not regulate (as authorized by K.S.A. 55-143, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 201, section 37, which references subsection (a)(2)(A)-of K.S.A. 65-171d, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 201. section 22), is contrary to the findings of the Kansas Supreme Court in P̲a̲n̲h̲a̲n̲d̲l̲e̲ ̲E̲a̲s̲t̲e̲r̲n̲ ̲P̲i̲p̲e̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ ̲v̲.̲ ̲F̲a̲d̲e̲l̲e̲y̲. Such use exacts revenue from the oil and gas industry under the guise of a regulatory fee in violation of article 11, section 1 of the Kansas Constitution, and the commerce clause and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United State Constitution. Cited herein: Kans. Const., Art. 11, section 1; U.S. Const., Fourteenth Amendment; K.S.A. 55-131; 55-143; 65-171d, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 33, section 10(f); L. 1986, ch. 201, sections 1, 2, 10, 17, 22, 28, 37, 39 and 40; and K.A.R. 28-41-1.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-059

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-059 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Kansas laws pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol allow conviction when the accused's blood or breath alcohol test (BAT) registers less than .10 as long as other supporting evidence is available. A conviction under a similar statute in another state may be considered for sentencing purposes. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1005; 8-1567.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1978-166

Attorney General Opinion No. 1978-166 PDF Author: Curt Thomas Schneider
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The two (2) weeks limitation of K.S.A. 38-817(a) is not tantamount to the Sixth Amendment Constitutional guarantee of a right to a speedy trial afforded the accused in a criminal action. The two (2) weeks limitation is not jurisdictional in nature but is a procedural guideline for the courts to follow in juvenile matters. The state is not foreclosed from refiling a juvenile matter which has been dismissed due to the fact that a hearing had not been set within the two (2) weeks limitation of K.S.A. 38-817(a).

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-041

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-041 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A director of a rural water district may be employed by the district in a position which does not involve an exercise of the sovereign power of the district. Neither K.S.A. 75-4304, relating to conflicts of interests, nor the common law doctrine of incompatibility of offices would preclude such employment. Cited herein K.S.A. 75-4303a; 75-4304.